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    James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (baptised 25 October 1714 – 26 May 1799) was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He...
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    caused him to have to sell all but Monboddo and Lagavin, which he sold to his eldest son, James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, the fourth laird who rose to become...
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    the Monboddo Estate was approximately 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi). In 1714 the well-known judge and philosopher James Burnett, Lord Monboddo was...
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  • James Burnett or Burnet may refer to: James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714–1799), Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist...
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    wrote on the subject in his pamphlet Mere Nature Delineated. James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, in his Origin and Progress of Language presents Peter as an...
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    London. James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714–1799) lived at 13 St John Street. He held "learned suppers" at his house, with guests including James Boswell...
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    based on the "idea of an orang-outang mimicking humanity" (see James Burnett, Lord Monboddo). An orangutan called Sir Oran Haut-ton is put forward as a candidate...
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  • Elizabeth (Eliza) Burnett (1766 – 17 June 1790) was the younger daughter of the Scottish judge and philosopher James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, and a famous...
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  • research and theory include: Franz Boas Anne Walbank Buckland James Burnett, Lord Monboddo Leo Frobenius Cyrus H. Gordon Fritz Graebner A. C. Haddon Alice...
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  • as first master. George H. Burnett (1853–1927), 21st Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714–1799), Scottish judge...
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